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ReviewJournal of translational medicine2025

Viruses and neurodegeneration: a growing concern.

S Shouman, N Hesham, T Z Salem

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Review in Journal of translational medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

S ShoumanBiomedical Sciences Program, UST, Zewail City of Science and Technology, October Gardens, 6th of October City, Giza, 12578, Egypt.
N HeshamBiomedical Sciences Program, UST, Zewail City of Science and Technology, October Gardens, 6th of October City, Giza, 12578, Egypt.
T Z SalemBiomedical Sciences Program, UST, Zewail City of Science and Technology, October Gardens, 6th of October City, Giza, 12578, Egypt. tsalem@zewailcity.edu.eg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6264-5037

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) cause a progressive loss of neurons. Since NDDs are multifactorial, the precise etiology varies on the basis of the type of disease and patient history. Cohort studies and case studies have demonstrated a potential link between viral infections and the onset or progression of NDDs. Recent findings concerning the mechanisms by which neuropathic infections occur have provided more insights into the importance of such connections. In this review, we aim to elaborate on the occurrence of the neuropathic effects of viruses from epidemiological, clinical, and biological perspectives while highlighting potential treatments and challenges. One of the key players in viral neuropathogenesis is neuroinflammation caused by the immune response to the virus; this can occur due to both neurotropic and nonneurotropic viruses. The COVID-19 pandemic has raised concerns about whether vaccines are essential for preventing viruses or whether vaccines may play a part in exacerbating or accelerating NDDs. By classifying viruses and the common NDDs associated with them and further delving into their cellular pathways, this review provides insights to advance the development of potential treatments and diagnostic methods.

Indexed as

Neurodegenerative DiseasesVirus DiseasesAnimalsCOVID-19HumansPandemicsSARS-CoV-2COVID-19Neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs)NeuroinflammationNeuropathic infectionsNeurotropic viruses

Identifiers

PMID39800721
PMCPMC11727702

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